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The Richmond Dispatch's account ot the recon- 
noissances under Gen. Stewart, on the 15th, says he 
made a circuit through the Federal lines from Rich¬ 
mond via Hanover Court House, Old Church and 
Tunstall's to James river, and back to the city, cap¬ 
turing 175 prisoners and 300 horses and mules. 
This morning (Monday, June 23,) we have the 
following telegraphic dispatch from Fortress Mon¬ 
roe, Juno 21: 
We learn to-day from the army of the Potomac 
that quite a skirmish took place on the 19th between 
the 19th Indiana, in Gen, Kearney's division, and 
the rebels, which lasted one hour. The Indiana 
boys stood their ground and sustained but little loss. 
Lieut. Carr and three privates were wounded. In 
the afternoon the regiment was complimented by 
Gen. Kearney for its bravery. This is the regiment 
that was once nearly sacrificed at Chickamicomico, 
North Carolina, early in the operations on that 
coast, under Col. Hawkins, and which has until 
lately been attached to Gen. Wool's division. 
During yesterday the rebels endeavored to feel of 
our entire lines by shelling vigorously at different 
points to annoy working parties. Their shells gen¬ 
erally fell short and did hut little damage. 
From McClellan’s Headquarters we have the fol¬ 
lowing, dated Sunday, June 22, 5 I'. M.: 
This has been a remarkably quiet day, consider¬ 
ing the close proximity of the contending forces. A 
brisk engagement ensued all day yesterday, and at 
night everything indicated that a general engage¬ 
ment was at hand. The enemy advanced in strong 
force on our lines during last night, but being 
promptly met soon retreated. 
The Richmond papers of yesterday contain a dis¬ 
patch from Montgomery, Alabama, dated the 17th. 
stating that Gen. Beauregard and staff had arrived 
there on their way to Richmond, and it is said they 
were to be followed by a large portion of the army 
ol the Mississippi, and that a sufficient forte had 
been left under the invincible Bragg to check any 
advance by the vandals tinder Gen. Halleck. 
where reasonably practicable for artillery.— though 
the heavy rain of yesterday has seriously damaged 
the condition of things in this respect. But unless 
some new obstacle intervenes 1 feel quite confident 
that the present week will witness a decisive trial of 
strength between the opposing armies. It may pos¬ 
sibly be postponed a little longer to insure the 
co-operation of the gunboats on the James river, 
and the arrival of expected re-enforcements; but I 
think not. The enemy evidently suppose that 
Burnside is to advance upon Petersburg from the 
direction of Suffolk, for we have a report to-day 
that they have destroyed the railroad between those 
two points. But whatever may be the fact about 
Burnside's movements. I do not believe that Mc¬ 
Clellan’s w ill be delayed on account of them. Of 
the result of an attack, whenever made, I do not 
think anybody in the army entertains a doubt; its 
success is considered certain.” 
The Press correspondent says he “writes with 
better spirit, than for weeks'" —that four-fifths ot the 
army had crossed the Chiekahominy, and that Gen. 
McClellan had 'moved his headquarters across. The 
whole army is doubtless now. June 23. beyond the 
river. Some of the extensive bridge building oper¬ 
ations before the center were carried on merely as 
a feint, and the rebels who had fortified hills com¬ 
manding the crossing at certain points were sadly 
disappointed when they found that McClellan had 
moved his troops by a route which avoided range of 
the rebel guns. 
A dispatch to the N. Y. Times, dated Mechanics- 
ville, June 16, says: 
“Unusual quiet has prevailed iu this vicinity 
since yesterday morning, the enemy having neglect¬ 
ed the usual harmless compliment of sending over 
a few shot to remind us of their close proximity. It 
is believed from observations made Rom the balloon 
to-day that the main body of the enemy have moved 
to some other point. Certain it is that the greater 
portion of the tents on the eminence opposite have 
disappeared and no soldiers were visible this after¬ 
noon. Our line of pickets occupy the bridge on the 
Meehanicsvllle road across the Chiekahominy river 
and within four miles of Richmond, while those of 
the enemy are on the road a little above and within 
speaking distance of them.” 
The War Department has dispatches from McClel¬ 
lan’s headquarters dated June 17: 
Our cavalry yesterday paid another visit to Ash¬ 
land, and surprised a party of rebels at that point, 
and drove them off and captured some properly. 
The rebels opened fire upon our ships of war in 
James river from the bind at City Point by artillery 
and small arms. Our squadron returned the attack 
with shells and shrapuells, silencing and driving 
back the rebel force. 
Dispatches received on the 18th state that Col. 
Averill had just returned from a scout to the Matti- 
ponv. in search of a band of guerillas, but they 
were found to have left the previous day. He 
destroyed the bridge, took a number of wagons and 
carts loaded with supplies for Richmond, and de¬ 
stroyed a large amount of rebel grain, and captured 
several important prisoners. Col. Greig had made 
a reconnoissance to Charles City Court House, and 
recovered some mules which were driven off by 
Col. Stewart in the Pamunky raid. 
The Tribune correspondent, writing from Seven 
Pines. 18th inst., says: 
“ The order to the left wing to stand to its arms, 
given at noon to-day, proceeded from intelligence 
communicated from the front that the enemy 30.000 
strong was in line before Hookers advanced posts. 
At half-past 4 o'clock the 10th Mass., from the woods 
in front of Casey’s old camping ground, sent greetr 
ing to the Uuion regiments behind them, and assured 
them in language and tone unmistakable that they 
were busy killing the rebels as fast as was consistent 
with the umbrageousness of the ground. So, under 
Hooker's order, the 16th Mass, went into the deep, 
swampy wood, and other regiments took up lines of 
battle upon the. edge of the wide arc of timber, out 
of which burst upon us unequal numbers and death 
on the 31st of May. The musketry tiring was now 
sharp within the leafy fastness, sharp and strong. 
From Briuihall’s battery two 46 spherical case shot 
were sent over the wood into the rebel picket ground 
to assist ike infantry skirmishers. The artillery fire 
was not replied to for a half hour, and then only 
from the far right. 
“It was Armstead's Brigade that was in front of 
ns to-day. numbers of whom the Massachusetts men 
mustered out of service forever. In one spot six 
reliel dead lay together. We drove their whole 
picket line ball a mile. Three men of the 16th 
were killed and eight wounded.” 
The correspondent of the Times, under the same 
date, says: 
“Another fine day. Every day of sunshine ad¬ 
vances the fall ot Richmond. Three days rain 
might postpone it essentially. With the exception 
of Sunday thunder storms, we have had now in 
succession seven dry warm days. The roads .are 
becoming hard. 
“ We had very brisk picket firing last night in 
front of a point hall a mile north ol Fair Oaks 
Station. Our side sustained no damage. This 
morning everything is quiet again. It is reported 
by deserters that heavy re-enforcements have been 
sent from Richmond to Jackson in the valley of the 
Shenandoah,” 
Another correspondent, writing under the same 
date, says: 
“ I am positively assured by parties who are reli¬ 
ably informed, that the life of the arch-traitor Jeff. 
Davis is iu extreme danger; the rebels looking upon 
him with the utmost suspicion. It is even averred 
that he was prevented by an armed force from 
escaping out of Richmond. He is subjected to gen¬ 
eral distrust Hand-bills in every variety are dis¬ 
played all over the city denouncing Jeff. Davis, and 
applying to him ridiculous and opprobious epithets. 
The rebels declare it the intention of Davis to 
desert them.” 
From Fortress Monroe, June 19lh, we have the 
following: 
Everything remains quiet here and also at Nor¬ 
folk and Suffolk, and there is nothing to report 
Gen. Dix has completed his labors in preparing and 
posting his troops so as to cut off any communica¬ 
tion between the secessionists ol Norfolk and the 
rebels above. 
By an arrival of the White House boat we learn 
that there is occasional skirmishing going on along 
the whole lines of the army of the Potomac. The 
rebels have assumed a more menacing attitude and 
will probably try to bring on a gener al engagement 
in front of their works in older to draw our troops 
within range of their batteries. Three deserters 
from the 3d Georgia regiment, who came in yester¬ 
day, reiterate the report that the rebels are becom¬ 
ing desperate and greatly disheartened at their 
recent defeats. 
LAST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, 
any of the wicked rebels, I advise thee, Thomas, 
not to have a silent meeting.’’ ” 
Entrapped by a Contraband. — A Beaufort 
(S. C.) correspondent of the Boston Traveller re¬ 
lates the following incident of a reconnoissance 
above Beaufort:—“We have an outpost picket at 
the lerry, which is ten miles from Beaufort, Three 
men were stationed near the river, who discovered 
a boat approaching. It was too dark to see who or 
how many it contained, to when it got within 
hailing distance they commanded it to halt, and 
challenged it, bringing their guns to a ‘ready.' A 
negro, who undoubtedly acted under instruction, 
cried out, ‘for de lub o’ heben, massa sogers, don’t 
fiab, we’se conterbans skaping to freedom.’ The 
pickets aliowed them to approach, and when within 
a few rods of the shore a dozen or more rebels 
jumped up from the bottom of the boat, and dis¬ 
charged a volley which wounded all three of the 
pickets, one of them being hit by five buckshot- 
Though severely wounded, they returned the fire, 
then fled and gave the alarm. In the morning we 
found that the rebels had undoubtedly accomplished 
the object of their errand, which was evidently to 
destroy a number of large fiat boats which lay upon 
our side, which we have used upon several occa¬ 
sions in making recowioissonces.” 
Gcerr/i i.as are appearing in Kentucky. The 
Louisville Jowned learns that “in various parts of 
the Slate desperate rebels are leaving their homes, 
monnted and armed, to join guerrilla bands. There 
is no pretence of fighting for ‘Southern rights' on 
the part of such men; they go for robbing, and they 
have deliberately resolved to harrass, plunder and 
massacre their old friends, neighbors and relatives. 
They design to break open stores, take possession 
of bankp. steal money in transit by mail or express, 
and commit all kinds of lawless acts.” 
The Universal Clothe? Wrincer — Julias Ives .V Co. 
Seymour's Improved Patent Grain Drill—P. A: C. H. Spvm„„. 
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary—G. k C. Merriam. 3 ,U] 
The American Annual Cyclopedia—D. App ot.*n ,y Co 
Il, -iruhlc Farming Lands in Dlinojc —Frank Osborn. 
Premium Hav Elevator— I, A. Beardsley 
Fin in. for Sale— Ponpett k Bnnckner. 
First Claes Agent* Wanted — E. F. llovey. 
Farm lor Sale — Joel McCollum, 
important "o Hop-Grower* — L. I.. Cutnniu.r-. 
Columbus Nursery— Bntehnm. Hanford & Co. 
inventions Examined — J- Fraser k. Co. 
8PECIAL NOTICES. 
The Metropolitan Gift Bookstore. 
Woolen Machinery. 
— Gen. Miramon has turned up in Paris. 
— It is proposed to establish a Bureau of Emigration at 
Washington. 
— Pierre Soule and the late Sheriff of New Orleans hare 
been sent to Fort Lafayette. 
— One of the mills in Lowell during the past week, sold 
600.000 yards of cotton doth. 
— Twenty-six thousand men are at work on the Suez canal, 
and 14,000 more are to lie added. 
— Pennsylvania papers say railroad building is as active this 
season in that State as it ever was. 
— All differences between Garibaldi and the Italian Govern¬ 
ment have been settled satisfactorily. 
— The Montenegrins have been bc-atea by the Turks on 
the frontier, and their villages burned 
— Ex-President Van Buren (now 80 years old) is suffering 
from a dangerous affection of the throat 
— Trade is commencing between Louisville and Memphis, 
two steamboats plying regularly on the route. 
— In 1860, there were born in England 43.603 children out 
of wedlock, about 4 per cent, of all the births. 
— The Artesian well which supplies water for the Insane 
Asylum at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, is 1.150 feet deep. 
— The coasts of the Northern and Baltic seas are to be de¬ 
fended by forts at the mouth of the principal rivers. 
— The rebels of 8t Louis are to be put through a course of 
sprouts by being made to take the oath of allegiance. 
— One hundred and seventy of the prisoners captured in 
the ram fight near Memphis have arrived at St. Louis. 
— Applicants for compensation under the recent emancipa¬ 
tion act value their slaves at from $100 to $1,500 each. 
— Quite a number of the ‘ Grand Bank 11 fleet of Marble¬ 
head are now lying idle for lack of bands to man them. 
— Since Greenwood was first laid out as a burying place, in 
1840, 89.S67 bodies have been inton ed within its limits. 
— It is said that not lcs3 than onc-fourth of the slaves of 
Delaware have disappeared since the rebellion broke out. 
— The dogs of Jowa, under the present dog tax law of that 
State, are, in fact, educating large numbers of her cliildren. 
— The Suez canal, connecting the waters of the Red Sea 
with the Mediterranean, is to be completed in eight months. 
— A citizen of Kentucky has laid before the proper depart¬ 
ment a system for eottonizing hemp, likely to attract attention 
— Niehulas Longwortb, the Cincinnati millionaire, has 
contributed $500 to feed the families of rebel soldiers at the 
South. 
— Alfred Boswortb, one of the Associate Justices of the 
Supreme Court of Rhode Island, lately died at his home in 
Waive n. 
— The passenger depot of the Eastern Railroad was de¬ 
stroyed by fire in Boston on the 21stinst. Loss about S10,000. 
Insured. 
— A young Englishman, who has been in the Government 
pay all winter, was arrested as a spy in 'Washington a few 
weeks ago. 
— The skull of Confucius, the Chinese philosopher, who 
died in the year 376 B. C., holds a place in the International 
Exhibition. 
— Agrarian disturbances are again becoming rife in Southern 
Ireland, and there has been a general revival of the Ribbon 
Association. 
— The assessors under the new National tax bill are to 
receive five dollars per day. There will be about twenty thou¬ 
sand of them. 
— Under the rebel confiscation act, five hundred millions 
worth of property has been swept from Union men in the 
seceded States. 
— A regularly organized band of horse-thieves, one hundred 
and fifty strong, it is said, have their headquarters iu Wash¬ 
ington Co., Lnd. 
— The public debt on the 29th of May was $491,445,984, at 
an average rate of interest of t four and thirty-five one-hun¬ 
dredths per cent. 
— At the Washington Navy Yard, 1,700 workmen are now 
employed repairing vessels and manufacturing every descrip¬ 
tion of ordnance. 
— A rebellion is rising in Venezuela. There the rebels are 
called Federalists, and those favoring the established order of 
things are Loyalists. 
— A steamer left Cincinnati on Saturday with a full cargo 
for New Orleans—the first which has left on that trip since the 
beginning of the war. 
— The Pope has ordered a professor of geology to form a 
collection of minerals of the Roman States for the World's 
Exliibition in London. 
— A voilent hail storm occurred in Washington, Co., Md., on 
the 14th inst., during which wheat fields and fruit trees were 
considerably damaged. 
— There are now at West Point 174 cadets, 2S of whom 
comprise the first class, 26 the second class, 32 the third tlass, 
and 88 the fourth class. 
— Dover, N. H., has paid §9,444 for the relief of soldiers, 
families. Manchester has disbursed in like maimer $34,255’ 
relieving 1,374 persons. 
— One thousand bales of cotton, half a million of percus¬ 
sion caps and other goods, captured in the Gulf, were sold M 
auction in Brooklyn recently. 
— The New York Ceutral railroad has become the greatest 
live stock carrying railroad iu the country, employing in the 
business not less than 700 cars. 
— About 20,000 first-class Enfield rifles have recently been 
raptured by our navy. With the vessels containing them, while 
attempting to run the blockade. 
— Mr Geo. Peabody has just presented the Peabody Insti¬ 
tution of South Danvers, Mass., one hundred and eighty vol¬ 
umes of valuable and rare books. 
— Robert Fowler, Esq., the Treasurer of Maryland, has 
tendered to the Government her quota of tire war tax, under 
the act of Congress of Aug. 5,1861. 
— A new and dangerous counterfeit $5 bill on the Manu¬ 
facturers Bank Of Troy has just been put in circulation. It 
is an exact imitation of the genuine. 
— Thousands of emigrants have sailed from London, for 
the purposse of founding a new non-conformist colony in 
New Zealand, to be called Abertland. 
— Out of the 150 rebel prisoners in Fort Warren, only three 
are in do6e confinement They are Generals Buckner and 
Tilghraan, and Charles Keene, a privateer. 
— In France, since the beginning of the present century, 
there have been committed not less than 300,000 suicides. 
There were 3,903 in 1858, and 3,050 in 1859. 
— The improvements of the N. Y. Park last year cost $480,- 
000: and 1,*224 men were employed, who planted 52,743 trees 
and shrubs. The visitors numbered 2,404,659. 
— Notice has been given to the various churches in Wash¬ 
ington, without regard to denomination, that their edifices 
will be used for military hospitals if necessary. 
— Mrs. Cole, of Red Creek, Oswego Co., N. Y., recently 
committed suicide while laboring under an aberration of mind 
produced by being deprived of her usual stimulus, opium. 
— Five rebel Governors are wandering up and down the 
country in search of employment. Rector, of Ark.; Milton, of 
Kla.: Moore of La.: Jackson, of Mo.: and Harris, of Tenn. 
Department of the Mississippi. 
Private advices and public rumors from Gen. 
llalleck’s command indicate that some very import¬ 
ant movements are being made by his troops. Od 
Thursday, 12th inst.. Gen. Morgan, with four brig¬ 
ades—a total of not less than 8.000 men—having 
marched from the direction of Somerset and Bar- 
bourville, entered tbe important position of Cum¬ 
berland Gap and took possession, the enemy having 
evacuated during the night. In the Gap he will be 
able to stand against five times bis number. From 
the Gap south to Russellville on the Virginia Cen¬ 
tral Railroad, is about 40 miles. It is by this road 
that Richmond keeps up railroad communication 
with the Gulf States, and its importance to the 
enemy is beyond computation. 
On the same day that Gen. Morgan reached Cum¬ 
berland Gap. Gen. Halleck issued General Orders 
declaring that “the States of Kentucky and Ten¬ 
nessee, east of the Tennessee river, except Forts 
Henry and Donelson, and such portions of North 
Alabama and Georgia as are or may be occupied 
by our troops, will constitute the District of the 
Ohio, under command of Maj.-Gen. Buell.” 
A Corinth correspondent of the Chicago Journal 
says:—“Since tbe rebel evacuation of this place, 
the Union army has made some master moves upon 
the great chess-board of war. Brig.-G’en. Wood 
started yesterday with a force ofl2.000 to re-enforce 
Maj.-Gen. Mitchell. ’ Mitchell’s division, the troops 
at Nashville, and those which recently drove the 
rebels from Chattanooga, and the force in Cumber¬ 
land Gap, all belong to Buell’s command, and he 
has doubtless moved eastward on the Memphis & 
Charleston Road with the remainder. 
A private letter received at Philadelphia June 20, 
states that Buell lias started with his whole army 
for East. Tennessee via Huntsville. 
The telegraph furnishes the following items from 
Memphis:—The Board of Aldermen adopted a reso¬ 
lution asking Col. Slack to postpone the suppression 
of tbe Confederate scrip for sLxty days. In Col. 
Slack’s reply, he says those who have been most 
active in getting up this rebellion are the very first 
individuals whose pockets are loaded with Confed¬ 
erate notes; and that if sixty days’ time should be 
given them, it is only giving that much time for 
those who are responsible for its issue to get rid of 
it without loss, and the worthless trash will be found 
in the hands of the unsophisticated and credulous. 
Besides, should these notes be permitted to be used 
as a circulating medium where the flag of the Uni¬ 
ted States floats, as far as such permission could 
give character to such treasonable currency, it 
would do so; and thus the very basis of the rebel¬ 
lion be made respected by contract with the Gov¬ 
ernment it seeks to destroy. 
The market is becoming glutted with merchan¬ 
dize, which can only be sold now for Tennessee 
money, rather than do which the owners are dis¬ 
posed to ship their goods back. The greater part 
of the stores are still closed, the secession owners 
ot them refusing to rent to abolitionists at any price. 
Shipments north to-day, June 16:—Cotton. 3.000 
bales; molasses. 5,000 barrel?, 3,000 half barrels; 
sugar, 5,000 barrels. There was much coming in 
yesterday. 
The post-office was opened, and the citizens mailed 
1,000 letters, mostly on business to the Northern 
cities, -and bought $300 worth of postage stamps. 
A dispatch dated 18th inst,. says Gen. Lew Wal¬ 
lace has assumed command of the city. His first 
official act was to take possession of the Argus 
office, which has been outspoken in its sympathies 
for the rebellion. 
Threats having been made to tear down the Union 
flags flying over the houses of some of the citizens, 
the Provost Marshal issued orders instructing tbe 
guard to shoot down any one attempting to haul 
down the flag, or insult or molest the resident citi¬ 
zens who have thus manifested devotion to the 
Union. An order has also been issued to imprison , 
all citizens carrying concealed weapons. 
Guerrillas are prowling about the country. Five 
were arrested last night by the pickets in the sub¬ 
urbs of the city. Guerrilla bands are still eugaged 
in burning cotton in the counties of Northern Mis¬ 
sissippi which has not already been destroyed by 
the owners. 
A dispatch from Corinth June 19, says our army 
bus returned from Boonville, and now occupies a 
more northern position, Gen. Beauregard's army, 
at last accounts, was at. Okolono, eighty thousand 
strong. Twenty thousand men under Gen. Kirby 
Smith were at Chattanooga. Fifteen thousand men 
ttnVr Gen. Price are at Fulton. Gen. Van Dorn, 
with a small force of cavalry, is at Grenada. 
An expedition, composed of the gunboats St, 
Louis, Lexington, Conestoga, and Mound City, ac¬ 
companied by transports carrying the 43d and 46th 
Indiana regiments, under Col. Fitch, was sent from 
Memphis some days Eiuee, for the purpose of re¬ 
moving the obstructions from White River. On 
the 17th the expedition reached St. Charles., 85 miles 
above the mouth, where the rebels had erected a 
Department of tbe South. 
The people are looking with great interest for 
news from Charleston, as it seems a strong effort is 
being made to reduce that strong-hold of secession. 
The following was received by telegraph on Mon¬ 
day, the 23d: 
The Richmond papers ot Saturday contain a brief 
account of a battle fought on Monday last, between 
five Federal regiments and a battery of Parrot guns, 
and parts of four Confederate regiments and a bat¬ 
tery. The battle lasted all day, with a heavy loss 
on both sides. The Charleston Mercury feared the 
battle would be renewed the next day, and expressed 
apprehensions for the safety of tbe city in conse¬ 
quence of the great exhaustion of the Southern 
troops and the loss of many officers. 
A day later brought ns a few further particulars: 
The Charleston Mercury ol the 17th says that the 
Confederate loss at Secessionville “ yesterday was 
40 killed and 100 wounded. We buried on the field 
140 Federals and took 40 prisoners," 
A special to the Augusta papers from Charleston, 
of the 16th, says:—A severe battle took place this 
morning ou James Island, four miles from the city. 
Five regiments of the Federals, with artillery, 
attacked our batteries at Secessionville. Col. Lamar 
commanded the Confederates, and with a few hun¬ 
dred troops repulsed the enemy three times, with 
great slaughter. The enemy tbught bravely, hut 
were defeated. Our victory is complete. The ene¬ 
my's loss is supposed to be about 400, including 30 
prisoners. Our loss is estimated from 50 to 100. 
Col. Lamar was wounded. Capts. Reed and Kings 
and Lieut Edwards were killed. The attack will 
soon be resumed. The Confederates are much 
exhausted by the previous shelling of the enemy 
day and night for a week. 
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON 
The Post-Office Department has concluded an 
arrangement with the Hamburg, Bremen, and 
Liverpool line of trans-Atlantic steamers, by which 
the fastest steamers of each of those lines are 
accepted for the United States mail service through¬ 
out the year, thus securing fast steamers for the 
conveyance of the mails on each of the U. S. sailing 
days, viz., on Saturdays from New York, and 
Wednesdays from Southampton or Liverpool. This 
arrangement, so long desired by tbe Department, 
will give increased efficiency to the United States 
mail steamship service and prove of great advant¬ 
age. to the commercial interests of this country and 
Europe. 
The Post-Office Department re-opened to-day the 
Post-Office at Beaufort, North Carolina, being the 
first Post-Office regularly re-established since the 
occupation of that place by the United States army, 
English papers assert that the Circassian, con¬ 
demned for attempting to run the blockade, could 
not have entered our Southern ports on account of 
her great draught of water; but it is known to the 
Government that the Circassian was not only bound 
to Charleston, but tbe facts show that she could 
easily have entered New Orleans. Mobile, Pensa¬ 
cola, Savannah, Charleston, or Wilmington. The 
vessel and cargo are valued at about $1,400,000. 
After paying all the expenses of the Prize Court, 
which it is said are ex travagan t,one half the remainder 
goes to the Government, and the other moiety to the 
officers and crew of the vessel which seized the prize. 
On Saturday, the 14th inst.. Col. Gregory, Pro¬ 
vost Marshal of Alexandria, informed the Rev. Mr. 
Bitting, pastor of the Baptist Church, that if he 
could not pray for the President of the United 
States and the success of the Federal arms, he 
would be compelled to close hie church. Mr. Bit¬ 
ting inlormed Col. Gregory that he could not com¬ 
ply with his request, whereupon Colonel Gregory 
immediately took military possession of the church 
and closed its doors. Several other churches of 
secession proclivities have been taken. 
The Times Washington dispatch states, incredi¬ 
ble as it may seem, there are yet persons of 
known secession proclivities retained in the De¬ 
partments. Yesterday a complaint was made 
against one whose daughters have within a few 
days been detected in affording aid and comfort to 
the enemy. Steps have been taken to insure his 
removal. There arc many others feeding at the 
public crib who should be looked after a little. 
The Pacific Railroad Bill has passed the Senate 
with five negative votes. The main route which it 
fixes is to commence at a point on the 100th meridian 
of longitude, within the Territory ot Nebraska; of 
the branches, one commences at Sioux City, another 
at a point on the western boundary of Iowa, which 
will probably be at or near Omaha City, or the 
mouth of Platte River. Both of these branches are 
to be constructed by the Union Pacific Railroad 
Company, which constructs the main road. The 
Kansas branch, commencing opposite Kansas City, 
is to be constructed by a Kansas company, and with 
this branch the Hannibal and St. Joseph road is 
authorized to form a connection. The main road is 
to run by tbe most direct and practicable route, to 
be located subject to the approval of the President. 
By the House bill the road was to commence on the 
J02d meridian, and the terminus was not necessarily 
within the territory of Nebraska, but probably the 
House will agree to the Senate amendment There 
is little doubt of the final passage of the bill sub¬ 
stantially as passed by the Senate. 
War Department, June 21st. 
In order to encourage enlistments pursuant to 
a joint resolution ot Congress in the regular army 
arid volunteer forces,it is ordered that a premium of 
two dollars shall be paid for each accepted recruit 
that volunteers for three years or during the war. 
uud every soldier who hereafter eulists in the regu¬ 
lar army and the volunteers for three years or 
during the war. may receive his first mouth’s pay in 
advance upon the mustering of his company into’ the 
service of the United States, or after he shall be mus¬ 
tered into and joined the regiment already in the 
service. 
This order will be transmitted to the Governors 
of States and recruiting officers. 
Edwin m. Stanton, Sec. of War. 
Mr. Kendricks, an editorof the defunct New York 
News, has been arrested and brought with a file of 
that paper to this city for examination before the 
Committee. 
Congress has inquired why the Prize Courts of 
Philadelphia and New York do not take action 
toward condemning some of the rebel captured 
vessels. The result ol inquiry may produce facts of 
startling character. 
Three or four thousand seamen for the naval 
service are immediately wanted. At present there 
are only thirty-nine men available in all of New 
England. 
Affairs in the Shenandoah Yntlcy. 
A special dispatch to the N. Y. Times, June 
16th, says reliable information has lieen received at 
headquarters that Jackson has been re-enforced a 
second time with 12,000. Gen. Fremont is in a very 
exposed condition, in danger of being overwhelmed 
by a superior force. No re-enforcements ore on tbe 
way to him. The Richmond Dispatch says that it 
can be no longer denied that Gen. Jackson has been 
heavily re-enforced lately, and the Federal columns 
must either combine or full back across the Poto¬ 
mac. It is believed that much ol‘ the Corinth army 
is io be sent to hold the Shenandoah valley, with its 
immense supplies of wheat, until after harvest time. 
Advices from Front Royal state that Gen. Shields 
has succeeded in concentrating all his army at 
Strasburg. His rear guard left Suray about one 
hour before it was entered by Ewell’s advancing 
column. Ewall is now believed to be in occupancy 
of Suray with a heavy force. Arrivals to-night 
from New Market bring the intelligence that Fre¬ 
mont was about to advance to Mount J ackson, and 
opposite the Gap at Massanutien Junction, through 
which the road leads to Suray. Jackson is believed 
to have a considerable force of light troops in Har¬ 
risonburg, while another body is at or near Port 
Republic. Prisoners report that White’s division 
of 1,500 are within supporting distance of Port Re¬ 
public, 
A considerable haul of guns, pistols and ammu¬ 
nition was made in Berry ville. The arms were all 
loaded with ball cartridges. The office of the Ber- 
ryville Conservator was confiscated several days 
ago for secession publications, and the effects re¬ 
moved hither to aid in army printing. 
The occupation of the valley by our forces has 
not restored a feeling of security to loyal residents, 
and rebels insist that Jackson will shortly pay us 
another visit in his usual style. The more judicious 
portion of the latter regret this, as they see no pos¬ 
sibility of his retaining it could he succeed in forc¬ 
ing us fo retreat. From all indications, daily intel¬ 
ligence is received from and dispatched to Jack¬ 
son’s army. The house of a leading secessionist 
was searched yesterday, upon information that the 
mail had been deposited there the previous night, 
but without success. 
Department of tbe East. 
Mr. Raymond of the Times, and those gener¬ 
ally quoted correspondents of the Philadelphia 
Press and Inquirer, who are with McClellan’s 
army, write hopefully in their last letters, which 
date down to Tuesday, 17th inst. Mr. Raymond 
says “ a force is now across the Chiekahominy suffi¬ 
cient, not only to repel any attack which may be 
made upon the left of our army, but also to follow 
up that repulse by a vigorous and effective pursuit,” 
and he adds as to the future intentions and prospects: 
“ Gen. McClellan, I am inclined to think, does not 
intend to await their movements. Unless they make 
haste, they will not be left to select their point of 
attack. The losses of his army have been repaired. 
The Chiekahominy is now crossed by all the bridges 
that can be required. Four days of hot weather 
has dried the roads and rendered the ground every¬ 
